Polk 350IS vs CS400i Center?

Crystalclear
Crystalclear Posts: 196
edited December 2003 in Speakers
Which one is the winner in your opinion?:confused:
Old School stuff
Sunfire Theater Grand Processor
Sunfire Cinema Grand 225x5 Amp
Monster AVS 2000 Signature
Polk RT800i's
Polk CS400i
Polk FX500's
(2) 2700 watt Sunfire Signature Subs
65' HDTV Mitsubishi Widescreen
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited December 2003
    Depends on what main speakers you are running.

    The 350 will match perfectly with the LS series (50,70,90) - and the 400i will match perfectly with the original RT and RTi series.

    That being said though, the differences are subtle, so either should blend well with *most* Polk RTx setups.

    I personally, prefer smaller drivers (ala 350) for center channel duty. I have found that the smaller <=5 1/4" seem to produce more natural, discernable vocals. 6.5"'s in general tend to lean to the chesty, muddy side, whether set to 'small' or not (which imo defeats the reasoning behind buying a 'larger' center anyway, so moot point in my book)

    My opinion, without knowing what you have already, go for the 350 and don't look back.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited December 2003
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    go for the 350 and don't look back.

    Cheers,
    Russ

    I like the way he thinks :D

    Russ
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited December 2003
    I've got both and the 400 is currently the head to head champion on my tv. I am not running a sub, so I require a little more bass from my center and the 400 fulfills this duty better than the 350. The 350, however, performs very admirably and is esoterically hands down a better looking speaker. I think Polk realized the importance of making good looking center channels instead of big boxes and have gone back to the 350 style cabinets in the new csi line of speakers.
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